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#DAEF8A

#daef8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#daef8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.48°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7847

Complementary

  1. #daef8a
  2. #9f8aef

Split complementary

  1. #daef8a
  2. #8aa7ef
  3. #d28aef

Analogous

  1. #efd28a
  2. #daef8a
  3. #a7ef8a

Triadic

  1. #daef8a
  2. #8adaef
  3. #ef8ada

Tetradic

  1. #daef8a
  2. #8aef9f
  3. #9f8aef
  4. #ef8ada

Square

  1. #daef8a
  2. #8aefd2
  3. #9f8aef
  4. #ef8aa7

Monochromatic

  1. #a2c51b
  2. #c5e647
  3. #daef8a
  4. #eff8cd
  5. #f9fded

Shades

#daef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daef8a
  2. #c4d77c
  3. #aebf6e
  4. #99a761
  5. #838f53
  6. #6d7845
  7. #576037
  8. #414829
  9. #2c301c
  10. #16180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#daef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daef8a
  2. #def196
  3. #e1f2a1
  4. #e5f4ad
  5. #e9f5b9
  6. #edf7c5
  7. #f0f9d0
  8. #f4fadc
  9. #f8fce8
  10. #fbfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daef8a
  2. #d1e489
  3. #c8d988
  4. #bfce87
  5. #b6c386
  6. #adb885
  7. #a4ac84
  8. #9ba183
  9. #929682
  10. #898b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e9c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe582 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e68f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3e5d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee985 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede98d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfe9bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daef8a {
  color: #daef8a;
}
Background
.bg-daef8a {
  background-color: #daef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daef8a {
  border: 2px solid #daef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daef8a, #a7ef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.66 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.45 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.58 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.84 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.06 #251075 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#daef8a  rgb(218, 239, 138)  hsl(72, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#9f8aef  rgb(159, 138, 239)  hsl(252, 76%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#8adaef  rgb(138, 218, 239)  hsl(192, 76%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ef8ada  rgb(239, 138, 218)  hsl(312, 76%, 74%)  Violet